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2. TheVineyard. A Treatise, shewing 1. The Nature and Method of Planting, Manuring, Cultivating, and Dressing ofVinesin Foreign Parts. 2. Proper Directions for Drawing, Pressing, Making, Keeping, Fining, and Curing all Defects in the Wine. 3. An Easy and Familiar Method of Planting and RaisingVinesinEnglandto the greatest Perfection; illustrated with several useful Examples. 4. New Experiments in Grafting, Budding, or Inoculating; whereby all Sorts of Fruit may be much more improv’d than at present; particularly, The Peach, Apricot, Nectarine, Plumb, &c. 5. The best Manner of Raising several Sorts of Compound Fruit, which have not yet been attempted inEngland. Being theObservationsmade by aGentlemanin his Travels. The Second Edition. Price 2s.6d.
3. TheCountry Gentleman, and Farmer’s Monthly Director: Containing necessary Instructions for the Management and Improvement of aFarm, in every Month of the Year. Wherein is directed, The Times and Seasons proper forPloughingandSowingof all Sorts of Corn for Grain; the Planting and Managing of Hops, Liquorice, Madder, Saffron, and such other Crops as stand more than one Year on the Ground. The Time ofPlantingandCuttingof Coppice, or Spring ofWood, and Felling of Timber, the Breeding and Feeding ofPoultry,Rabbits,Fish,Swine, and all Sorts ofCattle, with several Particulars relating to the Improvement ofBees, never before made publick. ByR. Bradley, Professor of Botany in the University ofCambridge, and F.R.S. The Sixth Edition with Additions; particularly, Some Rules for BreedingPheasants, by a Gentleman; and an Alphabetical Index.
4. TheCountry Housewife, andLady’s Monthly Director, in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm. Containing Instructionsfor managing the Brew-House, Malt Liquors in the Cellar, the Making of Wines of all Sorts. Directions for the Dairy, in the Improvement of Butter and Cheese in the worst of Soils; the Feeding and Making of Brawn; the Ordering of Fish, Fowl, Herbs, Roots, and all other useful Branches belonging to a Country Seat, in the most elegant manner for the Table. Practical Observations concerning Distilling; with the best Method of making Ketchup, and many other durable Sauces. The Whole distributed in their proper Months, from the Beginning to the End of the Year; with particular Remarks relating to the Drying or Kilning of Saffron. ByR. Bradley, F.R.S. The Sixth Edition. Price 2s.6d.
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7. The Riches of aHop-GardenExplain’d, from the several Improvements arising by that beneficialPlant, as well to Private Cultivators of it as to the Publick; with the Observations and Remarks of the most celebrated Hop-Planters inBritain: Wherein such Rules are laid down for the Management of theHop, as may improve the most barren Ground, from One Shilling to Thirty or Forty Pounds an Acreper Annum. In which is particularly set forth, The whole Culture, from the first Breaking-up of the Ground, the Planting, &c. to the Kilning or Drying of theHop. Rendred familiar to every Capacity. The Second Edition. ByR. BradleyProfessor of Botany in the University ofCambridge, and F.R.S.
[1]Dec. 2, 1718.
[1]Dec. 2, 1718.
[2]See Vol. I. p. 321, &c.
[2]See Vol. I. p. 321, &c.
[3]See Vol. I. p. 276.
[3]See Vol. I. p. 276.
[4]See Vol. I. p. 273.
[4]See Vol. I. p. 273.
[5]See Vol. I. p. 258.
[5]See Vol. I. p. 258.
[6]See Vol. I. p. 212 to 215.
[6]See Vol. I. p. 212 to 215.
[7]See Vol. I. p. 268.
[7]See Vol. I. p. 268.
[8]See Vol. II. p. 364.
[8]See Vol. II. p. 364.
[9]See Vol. I. p. 364.
[9]See Vol. I. p. 364.
[10]See Vol. I. p. 224 to 257.
[10]See Vol. I. p. 224 to 257.
[11]See Vol. I. p. 87, &c.
[11]See Vol. I. p. 87, &c.
[12]See Vol. II. p. 181.
[12]See Vol. II. p. 181.
[13]See Vol. II. p. 180.
[13]See Vol. II. p. 180.
[14]See Vol. II. p. 173, &c.
[14]See Vol. II. p. 173, &c.
[15]See Vol. II. p. 143.
[15]See Vol. II. p. 143.
[16]See Vol. II. p. 141.
[16]See Vol. II. p. 141.
[17]See Vol. I. p. 425. Vol. II. p. 130.
[17]See Vol. I. p. 425. Vol. II. p. 130.
[18]This Prince died inJune1737, and is succeeded by the Duke ofLorrain.
[18]This Prince died inJune1737, and is succeeded by the Duke ofLorrain.
[19]She is now Regent for the Duke ofLorrain, who is at the Head of the Imperial Army against theTurks.
[19]She is now Regent for the Duke ofLorrain, who is at the Head of the Imperial Army against theTurks.
[20]See Vol. II. p. 1, &c.
[20]See Vol. II. p. 1, &c.
[21]See Vol. I. p. 423.
[21]See Vol. I. p. 423.
[22]See Vol. I. p. 423.
[22]See Vol. I. p. 423.
[23]See Vol. I. p. 395, &c.
[23]See Vol. I. p. 395, &c.
[24]See Vol. I. p. 422.
[24]See Vol. I. p. 422.
[25]See Vol. I. p. 152, 167.
[25]See Vol. I. p. 152, 167.
[26]See Vol. II. p. 171.
[26]See Vol. II. p. 171.
[27]The Dukede la Force.
[27]The Dukede la Force.
[28]Eccles. ii. 23.
[28]Eccles. ii. 23.
[29]See Vol. II. p. 450, &c.
[29]See Vol. II. p. 450, &c.
[30]Our Author made too short a Stay at this time inEngland, and was too much circumscrib’d in his Conversation while he was here; or surely he would not have ventur’d to have charg’d our Country in general with the idle Surmises of the ignorant Vulgar.
[30]Our Author made too short a Stay at this time inEngland, and was too much circumscrib’d in his Conversation while he was here; or surely he would not have ventur’d to have charg’d our Country in general with the idle Surmises of the ignorant Vulgar.
[31]Since the Author wrote, this Antipathy seems to be much abated.
[31]Since the Author wrote, this Antipathy seems to be much abated.
[32]When our Author was here, short Cloaks were hardly in the Fashion.
[32]When our Author was here, short Cloaks were hardly in the Fashion.
[33]See Vol. I. p. 196.
[33]See Vol. I. p. 196.
[34]See Vol. I. p. 185.
[34]See Vol. I. p. 185.
[35]See Vol. I. p. 82.
[35]See Vol. I. p. 82.
[36]See Vol. I. p. 210.
[36]See Vol. I. p. 210.
[37]See Vol. I. p. 204.
[37]See Vol. I. p. 204.
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Page Change3 Minister ofSpoin[Spain],7 the Kiug[King] and Queen,11 {footnote} See Vol. I. [p.] 268.30 the Palace of theTuilleries[Tuileries],113 His Catholick[Catholic] Majesty thereby order’d114 Thunder-struck when he ready[read] this Letter,128 there’s her Picture in a Medaillon[Medallion],132 Galleries and an Amphitheatre, which, acccording[according]134 a Marble Ballustrade[Balustrade], adorn’d with Statues of the224 I saw the Court more than once atAranjues[Aranguez],272 the Baronde Durremberg[Duremburg];284 but scalding hot, which is the more surprizeing[surprizing],288St. Winceslaus[Wenceslaus] King ofBohemia346 the Comeing[Coming] of our Lord,
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